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(NEWZIMBABWE) Zim man kills SA farmer and his wife

Zim man kills SA farmer and his wife
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22/12/2010 00:00:00

A ZIMBABWEAN man has been charged with murder after a South African farmer and his wife were stabbed to death and their bodies burnt beyond recognition. Police in Limpopo province, in the northern part of the country, are still seeking answers to the murder which occurred at the couple’s farm at Cumberland in Thabazimbi.

Brighton Mafandaedza, 26, a supervisor on the farm was arrested and charged with murder, house robbery and theft of a motor vehicle.

Mafandaedza was arrested at the weekend after he allegedly stabbed Jeremiah Aucamp, 55, and his wife, Magdeline Dorosha, 52, and loaded them onto their Toyota Land Cruiser before burning them 25 kilometres from their Faure farm.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mohale Ramatseba said the victims arrived at their farmhouse in the evening last week and were allegedly attacked by the suspect with a knife.

"Apparently the suspect killed the deceased with a knife, loaded their bodies into the car and drove off before burning them in the car," Ramatseba said.

"After they were discovered by a fellow farmer, a case was opened and the suspect arrested. He was found in possession of the deceased's property, including a cellphone, credit card and R2 000 in cash."

Ramatseba said the weapon used in the crime was also recovered.

Mafandaedza, who had worked on the couple's farm for more than 18 months, appeared briefly in the Thabazimbi magistrate's court on Monday.

He was remanded in custody until January 20 next year for further investigations.

Labels: BRIGHTON MAFANDAEDZA, FARM MURDERS

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